Enthusiast drivers are going to have more choice than ever before as autonomous technology is developed because car firms will be able to increasingly polarise their line-ups, according to Hanno Kirner, Jaguar Land Rover’s head of product strategy. Kirner believes that while many people will be happy to use autonomous cars day to day –… Continue reading JLR product boss: Driver’s cars will thrive despite greater autonomy
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Microsoft buys Semantic Machines
Semantic Machines & Language AI Center | Autonomous Driving & Co navigation Return to content The US IT group Microsoft is expanding the business with the AI and buying Semantic Machines. The US company Microsoft plans to strengthen its business with the assistants and bots and has incorporated in this regard the company Semantic Machines.… Continue reading Microsoft buys Semantic Machines
Tesla settles class action suit over Autopilot claims for $5M
Tesla has paid out $5 million to settle a class action lawsuit against it alleging that the Autopilot feature in the company’s cars was “essentially unusable and demonstrably dangerous.” Owners who paid $5,000 for Autopilot will be reimbursed to the tune of a couple hundred bucks, Reuters reported. Although Tesla claimed that the semi-autonomous driving… Continue reading Tesla settles class action suit over Autopilot claims for $5M
Tesla in Autopilot mode sped up before crashing
Julian Hattem, Associated Press Published 10:39 a.m. ET May 25, 2018 | Updated 10:39 a.m. ET May 25, 2018 This May 11, 2018, file photo released by the South Jordan Police Department shows a traffic collision involving a Tesla Model S sedan with a Fire Department mechanic truck stopped at a red light in South… Continue reading Tesla in Autopilot mode sped up before crashing
BMW and MIT reveal Liquid 3D Printed Pneumatics for self-assembling car interiors
Skylar Tibbits, who coined the term 4D printing back in 2013, and his team at MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab have released the details of an ongoing collaboration with car manufacturer BMW. Named Liquid Printed Pneumatics, the project applies the Self-Assembly Lab’s “Rapid Liquid Printing” technique to the development of next generation car interiors, capable of taking… Continue reading BMW and MIT reveal Liquid 3D Printed Pneumatics for self-assembling car interiors
Apple’s Autonomous Car Plans Now Look Way Less Ambitious Than They Once Were
A new report has detailed Apple’s crumbling ambitions to build a futuristic car, which have resulted in little more than a partnership with Volkswagen to make autonomous shuttles for the Apple campus. The New York Times piece presents the news that Apple (aapl) had been working with Volkswagen (vlkay) (whose codename at Apple is apparently… Continue reading Apple’s Autonomous Car Plans Now Look Way Less Ambitious Than They Once Were
UPDATE 3-Uber disabled emergency braking in self-driving car -U.S. agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Uber [UBER.UL] had disabled an emergency braking system in a self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in March after failing to identify the pedestrian, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators examine a… Continue reading UPDATE 3-Uber disabled emergency braking in self-driving car -U.S. agency
Uber in fatal crash detected pedestrian but had emergency braking disabled
The initial report by the National Transportation Safety Board on the fatal self-driving Uber crash in March confirms that the car detected the pedestrian as early as 6 seconds before the crash, but did not slow or stop because its emergency braking systems were deliberately disabled. Uber told the NTSB that “emergency braking maneuvers are… Continue reading Uber in fatal crash detected pedestrian but had emergency braking disabled
US launches auto import probe, China says will defend interests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has launched a national security investigation into car and truck imports that could lead to new U.S. tariffs similar to those imposed on imported steel and aluminum in March. The national security probe under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 would investigate whether vehicle and parts… Continue reading US launches auto import probe, China says will defend interests
Autoliv Board approves completion of spin-off
Thu, May 24, 2018 17:00 CET – Board of directors approves completion of spin-off and sets record date – New board members of Veoneer – Details on share distribution and first day of trading – Bridge financing – Details on second quarter reporting (Stockholm, Sweden, May 24, 2018) – Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV… Continue reading Autoliv Board approves completion of spin-off